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Ok here is an update of my Iron Hands, I now have enough of them painted for combat patrol.

They look nice, though the metal bits are painted a bit too flat for my tastes.

Thanks I need to find a better way to finish off the metal as currently its just Boltgun over black basecoat. Do you have any suggestions?

For the metal, I'd try a thin wash of black ink, then a highlight of 50/50 gunmetal/silver, then a very thin highlight of silver (on the edges and rivet-heads). Basic but effective.

You might try drybrushing the Boltgun Metal onto the basecoat. I use Mithril Silver paint from Testors - I get a very nice brushed metal look to my weaponry. It looks uncannily like your guns' paint jobs, I might add. I guess my Templars are close allies with the Iron Hands after all.

CK

Well I will give the black ink wash a go on the shiny bits, its mainly the missile launchers that look too clean. Glad you guys like them.